collywobbles
A stomach ache or an upset stomach.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK
A stomach ache or an upset stomach.
Petunia’s off school today with a touch of the collywobbles.
Origin: Probably from colic + wobble. Alternatively, it has been suggested that the word derives from colly (in the sense of someone becoming ill from breathing in such dust), or that it is a corruption of cholera. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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#2·Apr 27, 2026UK
(by extension) Anxiety, fear, uneasiness.
"D'ye hear, Richard? Now's your chance," repeated Ned, not to be done. "There's a pot o' money in it. A very different thing this, I can tell you, from running round dosing people for the collywobbles. I know men who are raising the splo…
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